Lani looked at him in confusion. "Why did you drag me all the way over here?"
They had finally secured the sacred artifact and could at last relax for a while. He had been planning to spend more time playing with the five little ones before Nina eventually left Sea Blue City. She had already told them that she still needed to search for the remaining sacred artifacts.
Besides, everyone was preparing for the celebration banquet.
"Father, I need your help with something," Lex said softly.
The instant the rough, hoarse voice reached his ears, Lani froze in shock. "Lex, your voice…"
Disbelief filled his face. "What happened to your voice? Why has it suddenly become like this?"
He had been perfectly fine when he left. How had he returned like this? What exactly had happened?
For the merfolk, one's voice was unimaginably important, yet this reckless child had failed to protect his own.
"I… I made a deal with the guardian of the sacred artifact."
